914 42nd Street

914 42nd Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, has 12 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 22 of 24 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (69/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 24 units · Built 1923

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 69/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 22 of 24 units are rent-stabilized; 23 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (12 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

12 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 4 class A. 56 issued in the last 12 months. 181 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2000-05-24. Newest violation issued 2026-09-30.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 97 days from issue to close for the 49 violations closed in the last 12 months.

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Yard or exterior defect (exterior). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING AT BUILDING WEST YARD, issued 2026-09-30. HPD violation 19251767
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT A2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''EAST'' (apt A2), issued 2025-12-03. HPD violation 18480892
• Class C: Rats (hallway). 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT RATS , ALL YARD, issued 2025-06-16. HPD violation 18011316
• Class B: Garbage not removed (exterior). , 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE NORTH AND WEST YARD, issued 2026-09-30. HPD violation 19251765
• Class B: Garbage not removed. , 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE NORTH AT FIRE PASSAGE WAY, issued 2026-09-30. HPD violation 19251766
• Class B: Items blocking a hallway or exit (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLES, STROLLERS, FLOWER POTS, FURNITURE, PLASTIC BAGS AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2026-09-30. HPD violation 19251769
• Class B: Broken window or sash, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. , 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM AT LEAST 1 WINDOW OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE PADLOCKED WINDOW BARS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A3, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt A3), issued 2014-04-15. HPD violation 10206583
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE FLOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2001-07-30. HPD violation 3908358

311 housing complaints

6 in the last 12 months, 26 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (3), Heat/Hot Water (2), Water Leak (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 3 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

22 of 24 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 22 in 2024, 23 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 914 42ND ST LLC. Head officer: MARTIN WIENB. Managing agent: YON KOWITZ. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 3, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3055950011, HPD building ID 149880. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 9 Av (D), 4 min walk
• Fort Hamilton Pkwy (D), 5 min walk
• 50 St (D), 11 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.